Tropicana Products, Inc.

Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. — Fractures — BRADENTON, Florida

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tropicana Products, Inc. in BRADENTON, Florida
Employer Tropicana Products, Inc.
Address 1001 13th Avenue E
City, State ZIP BRADENTON, Florida 34208
Report ID 2015010048
Event Date January 3, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 311411
Inspection # 1016698
GPS Coordinates 27.48815, -82.55420

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Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized after being hit by a forklift that was unloading boxes of pulp from a flatbed stationed in the roadway. The forklift backed up and ran over the employee's leg as he was leaving work, resulting in a fractured ankle and leg.

Incident Summary

On January 3, 2015, a worker at Tropicana Products, Inc. in BRADENTON, Florida suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c., with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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